Elevator Etiquette

But you CAN'T MOVE, that's the thing. That totally negates "bumping", man.

And pretty much everywhere, it's gonna be packed. :grin:

 

This just must be a southern/Texas gentlemen thing which is dying. Here in Miami even if there are just two people on an elevator, they both just walk out whenever the hell they feel like it without making eye contact and go on about their day as if each other didn't exist.

 

You're literally the first person in front of an ELEVATOR door, it's for everybody's including the lady's convenience that you would step off first.

 

how hot is she?

 

When the elevator is crowded, everyone in there just wants the crowding to be relieved asap. The guy in front should just pop out of the elevator and away from the door as fast as he can. Relieving overcrowding far outweighs etiquette considerations.

 

I very awkwardly spin in a circle until someone says something.

 

Get out first and hold the door open.

 

what kind of poppycock is this, ima_drummer2k? how do you function in the world?

 

If it is so crowded that I can't move I'd rather just wait for the next elevator. In this case though I would step off first. It would be awkward to bump into someone next to you and look at the lady and go after you. She'd wonder why didn't you just step off first.

 

Exactly, get out of the way and keep it movin. I'm sure the people around you would be like: "WTF is this guy doing? MOVE!"

Totally different thing if the elevator wasn't packed, but in this scenario it just makes sense to get out of the way.

 

What the heck? Obviously #2.

#1 is just awkward as hell. Just keep moving.

 

iii) Hold on loosely, but don't let go... If you cling too tightly, you're going to lose control.

 

If she's to the side of you, it'd be courteous to let her off first, no doubt.

But if she's directly behind you in a crowded elevator, moving to the side to let someone standing BEHIND you get off first is just "trying too hard", its unnatural and not to mention an inconvenience to everyone else.

 

Isn't this normal? Are you supposed to chat up every stranger you see? I never seen that in Texas either.

 

What if it's the same crowded elevator scene and you let out a silent-but deadly? Do you:
A) Claim it
B) Pretend to ignore it
C) Turn around and stare down everyone next to you, blaming them with your eyes
D) Exclaim to no one in particular that people are so disgusting

 

If the elevator door just opened, there is no need to "hold" it open.

 

Get out of the way. You're only slowing everyone down (including the woman behind you) by shuffling to the side. Get out of the elevator.

Unless it's not your floor, in which case you step to the side.

 

Why? Is it some kind of anti-social activity to get out of an overcrowded elevator? Is it misgyonistic to not hold everyone up. It's even standard etiquette per FB's post

To me, the situation is cut and dry. I can never figure out the rule for giving up your seat (to an able-bodied woman around your age, obviously you give it up for the elderly, handicapped, or a child). I get dirty looks for not offering my seat, but I've also been yelled at for offering my seat (to someone who had her hands full and complained about having to stand, nonetheless).

 

I just knock them all the f#$& out.

Isn't that normal?